Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 29.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in El Salvador stood at 29.8%.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in El Salvador peaked at 56.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | 26.7% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 28.5% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 26.4% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 29.8% | 47.2% | 4 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.81 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 264.57 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in El Salvador?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in El Salvador was 29.8% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.